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    Posted: 2019-05-19

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Casual encounter
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Three Businessmen Who Brought Their Own Lunch
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Sri Lanka Hoppers
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Virgin and Child
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Bodgurri (Boab)
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Wedding Cake
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Water Lily
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Reef
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Modern art
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Casual encounter
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PostSun Jun 29, 2025 6:25 pm
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The picture of this week falls into documentary photography. It is an unusual street scene. A young guy with two cats in his shoulders walks casually along the street as it is the most natural thing in the world. Three young ladies stops him and talks to him in an Asian language and one of his cats watch the women with intense curiosity.

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Three Businessmen Who Brought Their Own Lunch
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PostSat Jun 21, 2025 8:06 pm
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In 1993, Alison Weaver and Paul Quinn were appointed to make their mark on the corner of Bourke and Swanston Streets, which they did with their sculpture called Three Businessmen Who Brought Their Own Lunch. It represents Batman, Swanston and Hoddle, who were Melbourne's early pioneers. It is a humorous representation of society's consumerism.
Batman came from Hobart and negotiated with the local Aboriginal peoples in 1835, to acquire land in the Port Phillip area for the Port Phillip Association.
Captain Charles Swanston came from Tasm ...
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Sri Lanka Hoppers
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PostSun Jun 15, 2025 9:06 am
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Sri Lanka Hoppers are popular due to their unique flavour and texture. They are made with fermented batter for a crispy exterior and soft, spongy interior, which many people find appealing. Hoppers can be served for breakfast or as a snack, or with curry. They are enjoyed with chutneys and sambols (accompaniment dishes). In the picture, the hoppers compliment a chicken and an okra curry. The sambols are caramelised onions and a chilli-based coconut blended with lime juice, ginger, curry leaves and spices, which add extra flavour and interest to ...
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Virgin and Child
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PostSun Jun 01, 2025 12:20 pm
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William-Adolphe Bouguereau painted this “Virgin and Child” oil on canvas painting in 1888, during the Neoclassicism movement. The painting is housed in the Art Gallery of South Australia in Adelaide, Australia. The work captures devotional and aesthetic values of the religious art. Bouguereau created a sense of sanctity and dignified serenity within the scene.

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Bodgurri (Boab)
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PostSun May 25, 2025 11:08 am
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This tree is in Careening Bay on Coronation Island, where King (Phillip Parker King was an early explorer of the Australian) careened his cutter, HMS Mermaid, to make repairs in 1820. The ship's carpenter engraved the name of the ship on a Boab tree, and it is still visible. Nowadays, Careening Bay is within the Prince Regent National Park and a permit is required to visit the site.

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Wedding Cake
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PostSat May 17, 2025 7:25 pm
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I took the picture in Germany. It certainly doesn’t look like the traditional cake served at a wedding receptions following dinner, but it was in the shop window as a wedding cake. Traditionally, wedding cakes were made to bring good luck to all guests and the couple. Nowadays, however, they are more of a centrepiece to the wedding and are not always even served to the guests. I guess this one is just one of these cakes or perhaps it was made to demonstrate the craftsmanship of the cake maker.

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Water Lily
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PostSun May 11, 2025 12:46 pm
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The family contains about 70 known species. Water lilies are rooted in soil in bodies of water, with leaves and flowers floating on or rising from the surface. I took this picture at the resort I was staying in Port Douglas a few weeks ago.

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Reef
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PostSun May 04, 2025 12:15 pm
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The Great Barrier Reef is the world's largest coral reef system, with over 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands stretching more than 2,300 kilometres over an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometres. It is off the coast of Queensland. It can be seen from outer space and is the world's biggest single structure made by living organisms. It is one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World. Unfortunately, the day was overcast and the water wasn’t clear to appreciate the colours.

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Din Din
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PostSun Apr 27, 2025 12:11 pm
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It is the aboriginal name for Barron Falls. They were named after Thomas Henry Bowman Barron, the Chief Clerk of Police in Brisbane in the 1860s. The falls are created by the Barron River descending from the Atherton Tablelands to the Cairns coastal plain.

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Modern art
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PostSun Apr 20, 2025 4:54 pm
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I took the picture at the Galery of Modern Art in Brisbane, and it is titled Life cup by Nomin and Ochirbold Ayurzana. It is a monumental creation consisting of almost 2000 cast-metal skulls suspended on wires, fixed floor to ceiling. It represents souls and consciousness confined within the human form. Two art lovers admire the work in amazement.

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Australian eastern water dragon
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PostSun Apr 20, 2025 4:52 pm
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I took the picture a few days ago in Brisbane. The species was first described by John Edward Gray in 1831. Australian water dragons are extremely shy in the wild, but readily adapt to continual human presence in suburban parks and gardens. They are fast runners and strong climbers. When faced with a potential predator, they seek cover in thick vegetation, or drop from an overhanging branch into water. They are able to swim totally submerged, and rest on the bottom of shallow creeks or lakes for up to 90 minutes, to avoid detection.

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Venus rising
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PostSun Apr 20, 2025 4:49 pm
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This sculpture is a contemporary marker for the eastern end of Kangaroo Point Park, acting as a portal between sea and sky. It has a lightness and warmth apparent both to the user and observer, inspired by a rich mix of cultural, astrological and natural references. The sculpture was considered not just as sitting within Kangaroo Point Park, but in the wider context of the city. The form and geometry of the piece are intrinsically linked to the structure and vice versa, resulting in a seamless piece where function and decoration are indistingui ...
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